Flying-machine.



, v APPLICATION FILED AUGJS, 1914. 1,228,054.

Patente@ Mams), 19u.

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HYNG WIACIHNE.- v APPLICATION men AUG. x9. 1914.

Patented lvay 29,1917.

C. L. SANFORD.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man Anale. |914.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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C. L. SANFORD.

www@ MACHINE.

man AUG. 19.. i914.

APPLICATION Ptene. May 29, N171 i 5 SHEETS-SHEET s.'

PVM/M5565 the flooring of thefcar. The `clutch member 20 is mounted at the end of the shaft 23, the latter being journaled in the bearings 24 supported' from the flooring of the car.

25 is=the bow propeller shaft journaled in the bearings 7, 2.6 and 27 and carrying at the outer end beyond the prow the propeller 28 formed of a pair of blades.

29 is the rear propeller shaft journaled in the bearings 30, 11 and 31 the bearings 30 being carried beyond the rear wall 9 by the brackets 32, said shaft 29 carrying at its rearV extremity the propeller 33 formed of a pairof blades. v

34 is a chain and sprocket drive from the shaft 23 to the sprocket wheel 34a ot' the shaft` 25 and on the coaction of the clutch members 19 and 20 imparting motion to the said shaft 25 and establishing the driving connection from the motor' 15 to the propeller 28 on the outer end of said shaft 25.

3,5;i's a shaft jour aled in bearings 36 and in two parts joine by the clutch members 37 ,i said shaft at its forwardend carrying the gear wheel 38 meshing with the gear wheel 39,4 the latter being mounted on the' shaft 23.

40 is a chain and sprocket mechanism connecting the shaft 35 with the rear propeller shaft 29; thus when the clutch members 19 and 20 are in coaction,` and the clutch menibers 37, the driving connection is established between the motor l5 and the propeller 33.

41is a shaft journaled in the bearings 42 to one side of the bearings 26 carrying at its outer end within the pyramidal prow the bevel gear 43. l

44 is a bevel gear slidably 'mounted on the bow propeller shaft 25 and ola-.ratively connected with the lever crank 44, said lever crank being pivotally suspended at 44" to the bracket 44.

44d and 44" are rods operatively connected to the lever cranks 44L at 44 and 44 respectively said rods being suitably connected to an operating lever at the operalors table.

By operating the rods 44" the bevel gear 44 is brought into co-action with the bevel gear 43. When the rod 44 is operated the bevel gears i3-and 44 are separated thus stopping the motion ol'- the propeller shaft 25.

45 chain and sprocket mechanism connecting the shaft 2l with the shaft 4l. V- 4G is a shaft journaled in the bearings 47.

4S is a chain and sprocket mechanism connecting the shaft 21 with the shalt 4G, thus when the clutch members 17 and 18 are in eoaetion the shaft -ll is driven by the motor 15.

49 and 50 are horizontal beams preforably oi channel formation, one ot' said beams projecting through the car l inn'nediately to the rear of the pyramidal prow and` the other of said beams projecting through the car adjacent to the rearv wall, both of said beams in every instance projecting considerably beyond the side walls 2 and carrying at their ends the gear boxes 51.

52 are bearings in the beams 49 and 50 closed in by the caps 53 supporting the oil 'cups 54.

55 and .56 are shafts journaled in the bearings in the beams 49 and 50 respectively and extending the complete length of said beams carrying the bevel gear wheels 57 and .58 respectively intermediate of their length coacting with the bevel gear wheels 59 and 60`mo1lnt`ed at the ends of the shaft 46 thus establishing a driving connection between the motor iti and the shafts 55 and 5G.

61 are vertical shafts journaled in -the tops of the gear boxes 51 and in the bearings- 62 supported in brackets from the top of the Side Wal s and carrying at their lower ends the beve gears G3 coacting with the,bevel gears 64 at the end qfltheshaftsz and 5G thus establishing an operating connection' other suitable material projecting nlnvardly from the corners of the car 1 and considerably above the root` of said car and forming bow and rear plane posts respectively.

70 are rear plane 'posts extending upwardly from the ear 1 one from each side thereof and in advance ol' the posts (Si).

'Tl are bow plane posts extending upwardly from the sides of the can above the, rool and behind the posls (3S.

72 are fore and a'ft rails joining the post. (if) to the post 70. l

:l are tore and aft rails joining the posts (3H to the posts 7l und the posts 7l lo the posts 70.

T-land 75 are parallel plane rods rigidly secured to llie posts (if) and 7() respectively, the rod 75 being at :t slightly higher elcvation than the rod Tl, said rmls'exlending out al each side for an even distance and forming a support l'or the upper rear plane.

7G and 77 are plane rods secured to the posts 69 and 7() at the required disl ance be low the rods'l and 75' and arranged at (be dillierent levels the same as thi` rods 7l and 75 but not extendingr as l'al' on each side oll llieinacliine as tbe said upper rods.

` 7S are the sectionsof the planes, each made the saine and made ofsuitable light material having the ends'7i) and a central I meente l the said lane rods' eindfhaveftle arms 81' connecte tothevarioue cords 2, the ends of which cords are broughtwi the 4cai- 1' or'adjuetiiig the positions-:oi tlf?. sections of vthep'ianes in 'the navigation or the inachine, 'Said cords passing/around various lo; pulleysY i3` secured tothe p'lane rods to for cilitate the'operation.' u

.84 'and '85 are the bow planes 1n detail eonstrueted precisely the same as the rear v planes and supported between the posts. 68 and 71, both of said planes 84 'and 85 being at -a higher level than. the corresponding rear planes.

@Gare braces reinforcing the various plane rods. 1 e v 42) 87v arestays from the ends of the planes to the car.

88 is a rudder operatedv from Within' the car.

89v are the 'casters mounted in any suitable caster bearings and arranged in any Way that will not interfere with the successful working of' the machine.

90 is a pivoted plane secured between 'the posts 68 intermediate of their height connected by suitable cords or Wires to theinterior of the'ear so that said plane may be turned on its pivots in elevating and lowering the machine being' the bow rudder for g the vertical movements of the machine, that;v

35. is to "say, up or down as the case maybe.

` r491 is a Switch board Witliin'the carv l, connections tol whichv are made-from the various devices operated in theursiehl of the machine.

legi It may here be mentioned that the Sections of the planes hereinbefore referred to have rbeif'eled side edges so that when they are closed the complete length of plane 'presente a perfectly flush surface and also that t5 the cords or wires connecting the sections to the interior-of the ear are preferably in each case duplicated to avoid accidents.

In the operation of the machinevthe car is lifted bythe operation of the lifting blades-wliiclias will he seen operate independently of the tractivc and -propulsive propellers,said 1 )i3'opel1ers remaining stationary during the first operation of rising from tli'e ground or Water. To e'eet the f l elevation by means of the lifting blades the sections of the planes are turned on their pivots and held to a vertical position, also the altitude plane between the two fore posts thus the i'osistai'iee is minimized there being only a skeleton frame and the sloping roofs of the ear and the proW'ojf said ear. These lifting propellers continue to rotate and the sections of planes are closed afterr'eaching Ithe desired altitude and inolosing 435 these planes suitable stops Vare provided so l travel desired. The rudder at'the rear end sive propellersare set in motion by the co- .upward f and downward inclines and the peller "in a reverse .direction and the former' in vthat they will fold in perfectly flat and present Hush surfaces on the top and bottom each plane being curved from the rear to the front end in an upward direction and as explained vhigher at the front end so that the air flows into a temporary pocket and thus a more perfect Heating plane is 'secured The altitude plane is also turned .irom its vertical position and regulated tor the proper vertical direction of of the planes is of course utilized to determine the lateral directions of travel. Subl seqnentto the return and proper regulation of all these parts the trai-.tive and propuls@ action of the elutch members as explained then the rotation of the lifting blades is stopped and theinaehine continues on its journey guided by the two rudders, one 01185 other for making turns to' the right or to the left. f i y In order to eect the proper lighting, say

in a small petali of ground or 'on shi board 90 the machine is brought to 'av state o poise and the propuls'iie, propeller. stopped while the lifting blades are againvet-inmotion, the traetivepregpeller is the/iig."reversed` by means of the bevel gearsis already-explained until such time asgfthegying'fmw lcli-ine remains stationaryfgover the Aeziact place of lighting then 1 the (machine, vWill gradually and quietly settle vdirmi by the l operation of the sections of the planes'. The 160 hydroplane features of this machine are very' evident vfor the ear-is built insueh. a manner as to be a very goed and sefeyesself, not of course to stand any mighty sea-but to float machine during itstravel or reet;v on; the water. The pontoons are of oouise for the purpose of balancing the eeetf the outstretolungplanes and reventng :the eapsizingot the machine W ile stationary in the 119 buoyantly and preserve the `vsafety of the 105 1 water.

What I claim is:

1. In a flying machine, a cai', a frame eX- tending from said car, a plurality of planes supported by said frame, a plurality of lifting blades, vertical shafts supported by outfl riggers from said ear and carrying said blades, a propulsive propellerz a tractive propeller, means for disconnecting the propulsive 'propeller and means extending to 120 said vertical Shafts and said traotivev profor eoineidently operating the latter their -nrmal direction. f r Y In a flying machine, 'a ear, a frame 325 built up from said carl extending thereabove forming posts and front and rear rods for i'ore and aft sets of biplanes,pla.ne sections -pivotallygseeured betiiveen, saidr'ods erating and connecting said plane sections to the car, a plurality of lateral beams extending outwardly from said car', vertical `shafts secured and journaled at the` ex operatively connected to said motor inde-4 pendently of said lifting propellers, a propulsive propeller at the rear` end of said machine, a shaft for sgiidl propulsive propeller operatively connected t os'aid l motor and driven cti-incidently witlnsaidbow propeller and connections frpm said motor independent of the aforesa'l connections for reversing the direction o'f rotation of said tractive' propeller. y

In a flying machine, a car, a motor contained in said car having its shaft extending from each end thereof, auxiliary shafts at the front and rear ends of said motor respectively, clutches between said motor shaft and said auxiliary shafts', a bow propeller shaft, a stern propeller shaft, a subsidiary shaft operatively connected to the rear auxiliary shaft and to the stern propeller shaft, a clutch mechanism intermediate of the length oi said subsidiary shaft, a drive connection from said rear auxiliary shaft ,to said bow propeller shaft, a bevel gear mounted on said bow propeller shaft, a gear shaft suitably journaled and supported adjacent to said bow propeller shaft and shiftable. a bevel gear on said gear shaft coacting with the aforesaidbcvel gear, a driving connection between said forward auxiliary shaft and said gear shaft, an intermediate shaft suitably journaled and extending longitudinally with the car, a bevel gear at each end of said intermediate shaft, a plurality of Fhorizontal shafts at right anv Vgles to said intermediate shaft, coacting bevel gears mounted on said horizontal shafts and connecting them withsaid intermediate shafts. gears on the extreme ends of said horizontal shafts, vertical shafts at the extreme ends of said horizontal shafts, coactingl gears on the lower ends of said vertical ushafts, lifting propellers mounted on said vertical shafts, a tractive propeller mounted on said how propeller shaft, a pro-V pulsive propeller mounted on said Stern propeller shaft and planes supported above and by said'car.

4. In a iiying machine, a car formed of a' hull having a tapering prow, a blunt stern, and a deck or roof sloping downwardly from a longitudinal central ridge Vand a't the bottom thereofan airtight compartment and planes 5 said car.-

supported -above.and-byl A 4, tical shafts coacting with the gears on the ipspec l 5. In a flying machine, .-a cary formed ofv a hull having a four sided pyramidicalprow, a gable roof or deck, flat sides and stern and flat double bottoms forming an air comv partinent therebetween, shafts projecting laterally from said sides intermediate of the height thereof, pontoons pivotally swung from said shafts and planes supported above and ly said car.

6. n a flying machine, a car formed of a hull having sides, prow, stern transom and deck orlroof and central shaft bearings at 'the bow and stern, planes supported by and above said car, propeller shafts 1:ro]ecting xzl a' hull having a four sided pyramidal prow,

a. gable roof or deck behind said prow, a

deck-and a double bottom forming an airA chamber at the lower end, propeller shaft bearings arranged centrally in said bow and said stern transom, propeller shafts journaledin said bearings, a motor located on the flooring of said car in the interior thereof, auxiliary shafts connected with said motor shaft and o ratively connected with said propeller sha s, a frame extending upwardly from said car and fore and aft biplanes supported by said frame.

8. In a flying machine, a car formed'of a/ hull having a tapered prow and a slop g deck or roof, stern transom, sidesand/ ttom, posts extending `upwardly in ,pairsl from said car, bi-planes supported between i said posts at the front and rear of said-car,

propeller shafts 'journaled inthe prow and in t e stern, a motor supported o the ioor of said carin the interior thereof low said propeller shafts and operatively connected therewith ropellers mounted on said shafts, a pair of c annel beams, one projecting lat erally from eachA side of the cai immedi. ately behindthe prow and the other projecting laterally from'each side of. tharto- 'ward the rear end havingl bea `e`"inter4 mediate of their length and gear xes 'at Athe ends, shafts journaled in the bezrin in said beams, gears mounted at the ven of saidshafts, `a bevel gea-r on each of said, shafts in the beams intermediate ofjthe length thereof, a shaft extending fore and aft 'within said hull suitably -journaled and operatively connected with said motor gears on 'the end of the latter shaft coacting with the bevel gearson said beam shafts,liting propellers, lvertical shafts carrying said lifting propellers, nandngournaled in said gear boxes, gears on lthe lower ends of said ver- .stern transom extending from said roof or ends of said beam shafts and fore and aft bi-planes supported by and above 'said car and' formed `of .pivoted sections operateeP-and operativelyconnected therewitln a plupairsA and front and rear lower and upper X from Within the car.

9. In a flying machine, a car, means for driving said Car. a frame extending u p- Wardly from said car formed of postsk in plane rods, said .front rods in each case being slightly higher than the corresponding rear rods, pla-ne sections having pins project-ing centrally therefrom at the front and rear and pivotedfin said front and rear rods and closing to form complete planes, each of said sections having an upward curvev from front to rear forming an air pocket on the underside of each plane and means for turning said;` planes on theirV pivots., f

10. In a lymg nfmhine",4 a closed in car having a comparatively sharp prow and propeller shaft bearings front` and rear,

propeller .shafts in said bearings, propellers on said shafts, a motor licneath'sald shafts carrying.r said lifting,Y propellers4 and operatively connected from without to the interior of said car, :1 frame supported above saidcai", iii-planes supforted by said` frame' 'ralitv of lifting ypropellers, vertical shafts*l both of said rudders being operatively confV nccted to mechanism Within the car.

-Signed at the cit) of Toronto, lthis'llth of July 1914. e

y CHARLES LEMUEL SANFORD. l Witnesses: j'

W. G. HAMMOND,

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